Spec'ing up a new PC build, and may be able to swing a GTX680 financially, even though it may be overkill. The specific GTX680 I am looking at (MSI brand) is 11.02" long according to Newegg. So need to figure out which "quiet" case can fit a video card this long.

Here are the cases I have been thinking about:

Antec P183 V3Antec P280Corsair Obsidian 550DFractal Design Define R4

Not sure if all of these would fit a GTX680 and if all are considered "quiet" cases? Are there any other cases I am missing? I don't want to go bigger than a mid-tower case. I will have a regular ATX size motherboard.

- CPU cooler - I want something that is quiet and that can handle a modest overclock on a 3770K- Case - I am using a P182 with my current build, so I have some familiarity with Antec. But not opposed to other brands/models.- Video Card - it seems that the 1080p gaming would be the most taxing, and I'd like to be able to play a game like Far Cry 3 on near-best quality settings. Based on the tests that Tom's Hardware just published for this game, it seems like a GTX660Ti may not be enough muscle, and a GTX670 may not either. Or maybe I am just reading that article wrong?

Anyway, that is about all the stuff I have in my brain right now as respects this PC build project. I welcome criticism, critique, commentary, etc. as it will be a good learning exercise.

Here's a couple more Far Cry 3 benchmarks at Techspot and Guru3D. MSAA is what really pounds down the fps for this game. If you can live without the top end quality, you could probably get away with a GTX 660Ti and have smooth gameplay at 1080p. But, if you want to go Ultra, then more GPU is needed. That said, here's the max GPU lengths as stated by the case mfgrs:183 V3 15.5"p280 13"550d 12.6"R4 11.6"

Take a gander at the Puget Sound build in the P183 - there's a 77W IVB and a GTX 670. It's what you can aspire to for sound/temps Any of the four cases would work, I'd lean toward the 183V3 over the 280, and the R4 and 550D are also nice. Which fits best in your room/has the features you like?

The i7 will be useful for the imaging/video work. It'll be overkill for gaming and the rest. Take a look at Anand's CPU Bench to see if it's worth the extra $100 over the i5-3570K...and how much faster either would be vs your current system.

The WD Black will be noisy. If it's just for data storage, get the WD Green.

PSU: Running Prime95 and Furmark, your system will draw ~320W from the PSU and maybe 270W while gaming...unless you plan to overvolt as part of the overclocking. If you aren't, then a 550W class PSU will do fine. Kingwin LZP-550 Platinum, Seasonic X-560 Gold come to mind.

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